plate tectonics

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the term for the process by which a heavier, denser plate slides under a less dense plate?

• plate boundary
• submersion
• accretion
• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which land feature forms at a divergent boundary?

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

• Pangea
• Gondwanda
• Laurasia
• Neverland

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 

• mesosphere
• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What results when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates?

• a subduction zone
• seafloor spreading
• an ocean trench
• a volcanic island arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3